Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers in World: Lower-middle income excluding India
World: Lower-middle income excluding India: Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers was 48,647 in 2027. ▲ Rising
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers in World: Lower-middle income excluding India, 2004–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers in World: Lower-middle income excluding India is 48,647, measured in 2027. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers in World: Lower-middle income excluding India peaked at 48,647 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 33,789, in 2004.
World: Lower-middle income excluding India ranks 13th of 87 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers in World: Lower-middle income excluding India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 33,789 | — |
| 2005 | 34,388 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 34,729 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 35,183 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 35,835 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 36,549 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 37,408 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 37,850 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 37,965 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 38,251 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 39,057 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 40,662 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 41,596 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 41,400 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 41,724 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 41,856 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 48,500 | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 45,497 | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 43,803 | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 43,039 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 45,326 | +5.3% |
| 2025 | 46,415 | +2.4% |
| 2026 | 47,508 | +2.4% |
| 2027 | 48,647 | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35,079 | 33,789 | 36,549 | 6 |
| 2010s | 39,777 | 37,408 | 41,856 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,092 | 43,039 | 48,647 | 8 |
More work & labour data for World: Lower-middle income excluding India
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 726,897 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 61.63 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 452,522 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.88 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.26 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment 666,195 (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 666,195 (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers in World: Lower-middle income excluding India?
- Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers in World: Lower-middle income excluding India was 48,647 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers recorded in World: Lower-middle income excluding India?
- The highest recorded value was 48,647 in 2027.
- What is the lowest potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers recorded in World: Lower-middle income excluding India?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,789 in 2004.
- How does World: Lower-middle income excluding India rank for potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers?
- World: Lower-middle income excluding India ranks 13th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rising or falling in World: Lower-middle income excluding India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World: Lower-middle income excluding India data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. The potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers includes those who have been recently searching for a job but are not available to work within a short reference period, those who have not searched recently for a job, but they are available to work within a short reference period, and finally those who do not fall in neither of the previous categories but that wanted employment. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.